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- June 11, 2015
11 Jun'15
New 96 TB Exablox OneBlox 4312 targets production storage
Exablox uses global namespace and object-based file system to present itself as NAS share. The 4312 appliance doubles the capacity of the inaugural OneBlox 3308.
- June 10, 2015
10 Jun'15
DDoS attacks starting to resemble APTs, warns Imperva
Like advanced persistent threats (APTs), many distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are characterized by long durations, repetition and changing attack vectors.
- June 10, 2015
10 Jun'15
US government websites to use encryption by 2017
A US government HTTPS-Only Standard directive requires that all federal websites accessible to the public must encrypt all data exchanges.
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- June 10, 2015
10 Jun'15
Pressure grows on AWS to power more data centers with green energy
Public cloud giant is being called on again to be more transparent about its use of renewable energy, this time by Green America.
- June 10, 2015
10 Jun'15
HGST heats up cold storage with 10 TB drive using Helium, SMR
HGST's latest HelioSeal drive uses shingle technology and reaches 10 TB; trades performance for capacity and is aimed at archival storage.
- June 10, 2015
10 Jun'15
The Machine memory-based prototype due in 2016
HP promises a prototype for its memory-driven computing architecture 'The Machine' next year as enterprise IT questions how it will be put to use.
- June 10, 2015
10 Jun'15
Split View multitasking arrives for iPads in iOS 9
While employees should find the new iPad multitasking features useful, it only works on certain Apple iPad tablets.
- June 09, 2015
09 Jun'15
US Army website hacked as Obama vows to boost cyber defences
US president Barack Obama vows to boost US cyber defences as a group calling itself 'the Syrian Electronic Army' hacks the US Army's website.
- June 09, 2015
09 Jun'15
Brocade app attacks OpenDaylight SDN troubles
Brocade makes generally available an OpenDaylight SDN app that improves network performance through more efficient traffic flow.
- June 09, 2015
09 Jun'15
Riverbed APM gets a facelift
Riverbed introduced SteelCentral AppInternals 10. The latest APM product features a new, single interface and can be deployed in minutes.
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- June 09, 2015
09 Jun'15
Ping looks to bolster identity security in the cloud
At the Cloud Identity Summit this week, Ping introduced a new platform as well as support for the Apple Watch and Yubico's YubiKey.
- June 09, 2015
09 Jun'15
Deloitte advises stoking leadership pipelines
Deloitte VP Katherine Jones says too many organizations struggle with succession management, but software can help in important ways.
- June 09, 2015
09 Jun'15
Nutanix fires up its own hyper-converged hypervisor
Nutanix adds Acropolis, a native hypervisor that can work alongside of or replace VMware and Microsoft hypervisors in a hyper-converged box.
- June 09, 2015
09 Jun'15
Amazon faces renewed clean energy pressure
A second environmental group mounts a campaign and shareholders ask for more facts as AWS trades public criticisms with Greenpeace.
- June 08, 2015
08 Jun'15
Growing amount of enterprise data exposed via cloud services
A new study from cloud access security broker Elastica shows a growing amount of shadow data is leaking out of enterprises via cloud services.
- June 08, 2015
08 Jun'15
Genband to integrate with Vidyo for enhanced collaboration
Genband is integrating with Vidyo to enhance collaboration capabilities in its UC service.
- June 08, 2015
08 Jun'15
Unitrends boasts 'forever' retention with expanded cloud backup
Unitrends Forever Cloud initiative lets customers back up offsite at monthly cost of 10 cents per 500-GB increments, retain annual backups longer than standard 30 days.
- June 08, 2015
08 Jun'15
Data center facilities, ops evolve rapidly
Data center managers can expect major changes in the future, whether they run an in-house facility, outsource or do a mix of both.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
NetApp partner chief vows consistency despite CEO departure
Bill Lipsin, NetApp's recently hired channel chief, said NetApp partners can expect consistency and program investment, despite an executive shakeup.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
Interview: Microsoft's channel head urges IP development
Phil Sorgen, Microsoft's worldwide channel head, is encouraging partners to develop their own IP as they embrace a cloud model.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
Amazon should come clean about clean energy
Amazon says 40% of the power used by its global infrastructure will come from renewable energy sources by the end of 2016, but customers want details.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
HP goes all in on open source
HP has delivered an open source project that unifies the user experience for disparate applications.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
Infinite io releases NAS accelerator, cloud device
Startup infinite io launched a network-based storage controller that boosts performance on NAS filers and also moves inactive data to the cloud.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
HP, Alcatel offer preconfigured data center connections
HP and Alcatel-Lucent announced new cloud and data center offerings to help service providers and large enterprises connect their disparate environments.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
CVSS scores may be aided by social media, study claims
A new study claims social media may be a useful indicator of vulnerability risk and lead to more accurate CVSS scores and prioritization.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
Dropbox adds critical tie-in for enterprise IT
With an Active Directory connection, added admin features and shared folder APIs, Dropbox has designed its enterprise offering to be part of IT's big picture.
- June 05, 2015
05 Jun'15
4 million records stolen in government data breach
The FBI is investigating a government data breach in which up to 4 million records may have been stolen and China-based hackers are the prime suspects, but the efficacy of the DHS EINSTEIN defense system has been put under question.
- June 04, 2015
04 Jun'15
Cisco CEO-elect Robbins reveals leadership team
Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins has unveiled his leadership team, with more high-profile figures set to leave the business and a number of promotions.
- June 04, 2015
04 Jun'15
Avoiding the dark side of data residency in the cloud
While a cloud provider's vast network of data centers helps maintain uptime and availability, it can be a compliance nightmare for some IT pros.
- June 04, 2015
04 Jun'15
Few dispute need for leadership change at NetApp
Few industry analysts question NetApp's decision to replace its CEO, but some say the company should seek outside candidates.
- June 04, 2015
04 Jun'15
IBM and Cisco cloud deals another step for OpenStack
IBM and Cisco both made acquisitions this week to shore up their cloud portfolios and consolidate the private cloud and OpenStack market.
- June 03, 2015
03 Jun'15
Rackspace's shift drives IT shop into Amazon RDS' arms
Amazon's database as a service convinced a large Rackspace customer to move all its servers to EC2.
- June 03, 2015
03 Jun'15
Cisco, Aruba roll out 802.11ac Wave 2 products, but who's buying?
Vendors introducing 802.11ac Wave 2 technology are likely to find that enterprises aren't ready to adopt the latest Wi-Fi standard that requires infrastructure upgrades.
- June 03, 2015
03 Jun'15
HP Enterprise to focus on agility, efficiency after split
HP will soon be split into two, with an enterprise business that IT pros expect will deliver faster to catch up in the quickly changing IT market.
- June 03, 2015
03 Jun'15
Mitel shows vertical intentions with TigerTMS buy
Mitel is determined to strengthen its position in key vertical markets and has taken steps into the hospitality world with the acquisition of TigerTMS.
- June 03, 2015
03 Jun'15
Sophos gears up for IPO on London Stock Exchange
In what could be the largest tech IPO in British history, Sophos is hoping it's third time lucky as it prepares to go public.
- June 02, 2015
02 Jun'15
Avaya acquisition of UC integrator Esna Technologies could threaten Cisco partnership
Avaya has acquired Esna Technologies for its integration capabilities. The deal may force Cisco to find a different way to integrate its UC services with business apps.
- June 02, 2015
02 Jun'15
Symantec breaks into the cloud DLP market, teams with Box
Symantec looks to strengthen cloud security presence by launching Data Loss Prevention 14 and teaming up with Box.
- June 02, 2015
02 Jun'15
Insecure mobile cloud backups leave millions of credentials exposed
Researchers find that insecure implementation of cloud backups by mobile apps may affect hundreds of thousands of apps and leave as many as 56 million credentials exposed.
- June 02, 2015
02 Jun'15
UC briefs: Masergy adds WebRTC service for enhanced customer contact
In UC news, Masergy launches a WebRTC service to ease communications between support teams and customers, while Lifesize Cloud now supports 15 languages in its video conferencing service.
- June 02, 2015
02 Jun'15
Robbins stamps authority on Cisco & waves goodbye to two veterans
CEO-elect Chuck Robbins has announced the departure of two senior executives as he prepares to bring in a new 'flatter' management structure
- June 02, 2015
02 Jun'15
All change: NetApp CEO steps down in executive shake up
Weeks after Tom Georgens announced that 500 jobs were to be cut, NetApp's CEO has started the ball rolling in a rather unorthodox fashion
- June 02, 2015
02 Jun'15
HP quick to get behind Windows 10
The arrival of Windows 10 should be a positive for the hardware channel and HP has moved quickly to establish its products as being synonymous with the forthcoming OS
- June 01, 2015
01 Jun'15
It's official: Windows 10 to be released July 29
Redmond folks confirm July 29 release date for Windows 10 on PCs and tablets - still no sign of mobile version
- June 01, 2015
01 Jun'15
Dell forms IoT unit and launches gateway products
Dell has cut the ribbon on a new product division focused on creating internet of things systems
- June 01, 2015
01 Jun'15
Book author says big data NoSQL databases need proper application
Consultant Dan Sullivan, author of "NoSQL for Mere Mortals," discusses some of the pertinent points for IT shops to consider before entering the new world of NoSQL databases.
- June 01, 2015
01 Jun'15
Pure Storage adds FlashArray//m series, Pure1 SaaS management
Pure Storage launches re-designed hardware platform, claims non-disruptive upgrades; cloud management program automatically monitors arrays.
- June 01, 2015
01 Jun'15
HP adds new high-end 3PAR flash models, software features
HP unveils new high-end 3PAR StoreServ 20000 family all-flash and hybrid flash arrays and software resiliency and storage federation capabilities
- May 29, 2015
29 May'15
Nasuni test ranks Azure a hair above S3 in performance
Performance tests on Amazon S3, Microsoft and Google rank Microsoft Azure Blob No. 1 in cloud storage.
- May 29, 2015
29 May'15
Smartphones walloped by a wave of threats
As the global smartphone market slows, it's becoming readily apparent that the rise of smartphone security threats isn't slowing -- and no OS is safe.
- May 29, 2015
29 May'15
Windows 10 will not save decline in PC sales, says IDC
IDC says Windows 10 will not save decline in PC shipments from impact of mobile demand.
- May 29, 2015
29 May'15
Smartphones walloped by a wave of threats
As the global smartphone market slows, it's becoming readily apparent that the rise of smartphone security threats isn't slowing -- and no OS is safe.
- May 29, 2015
29 May'15
Toshiba joins Seagate, HGST on Ethernet hard drives
Toshiba joins drive makers testing new devices that combine storage, compute resources and Ethernet ports to scale object stores, big data analytics.
- May 29, 2015
29 May'15
Google Brillo scrubs down Android for IoT
Google Project Brillo is a scrubbed-down IoT OS that could entice enterprises thanks to its connections to existing Android and iOS devices.
- May 29, 2015
29 May'15
Security focused Fortinet scoops up Wi-Fi vendor Meru
Fortinet's acquisition of Wi-Fi vendor Meru networks gives the security vendor the tools to compete with Cisco and HP in the enterprise wireless LAN market.
- May 28, 2015
28 May'15
NetApp launches AltaVault hybrid cloud backup appliance family
NetApp repackages the SteelStore hybrid cloud backup appliances it bought from Riverbed as AltaVault physical, virtual and cloud products.
- May 28, 2015
28 May'15
Cisco VNI shows IP traffic to hit two zettabytes by 2019
Cisco's latest Visual Networking Index shows IP traffic will hit two zettabytes by 2019 due to mobile and video use.
- May 28, 2015
28 May'15
CA Technologies to buy agile software development firm Rally
IT management vendor snaps up agile services and software specialist to capitalize on enterprise appetite for DevOps working styles.
- May 28, 2015
28 May'15
How Fiori enabled SAP mobility at CA Technologies
Fiori mobile apps are at the core of CA Technologies' successful SAP mobility initiative. Next up: SAP Mobile Platform for true mobility, including push notification.
- May 28, 2015
28 May'15
Will USA Freedom Act squeak in before sunset?
With Section 215 of the Patriot Act meeting its demise on June 1, President Obama calls for the Senate to get busy.
- May 28, 2015
28 May'15
HP ConteXtream purchase to aid open NFV plans
Hewlett-Packard's acquisition of ConteXtream is likely to bring a number of valuable features to HP's upcoming open NFV products.
- May 28, 2015
28 May'15
Synology Cloud Station flaw leaves OS X systems open to attack
A vulnerability in a cloud sync application was disclosed this week that could allow hackers to gain control of OS X systems.
- May 28, 2015
28 May'15
Digital assistants may boost business productivity
Microsoft Cortana will soon run on iOS and Android, but enterprises don't have a clear picture of how digital assistants will make their mark in the business world.
- May 27, 2015
27 May'15
Commvault launches DropBox-style file sync and share
Commvault is among first enterprise backup software makers to provide file sync and share deployed from data centers or public cloud.
- May 27, 2015
27 May'15
Idealstor aims low-cost hyper-converged boxes at SMBs
The backup vendor is the latest to enter the hyper-converged storage market with a two-node, low-cost system.
- May 27, 2015
27 May'15
Hybrid cloud market could spur Power Systems growth
IBM tries the gumbo approach to creating a hybrid cloud: Some Power Systems with a dash of software reorg and a pinch of revamped software licensing.
- May 27, 2015
27 May'15
Symantec still top security supplier by revenue, says Gartner
The security software market grew by 5.3% in 2014 to $21.4bn, with the top suppliers by revenue being Symantec, Intel and IBM.
- May 27, 2015
27 May'15
Nadella and Ive top list of influential execs
Newly released rankings of influential execs led by Microsoft’s Nadella.
- May 27, 2015
27 May'15
EMC adds managed cloud services through Virtustream buy
The EMC Virtustream acquisition gives the EMC Federation a managed cloud services company that analysts said goes against its legacy.
- May 27, 2015
27 May'15
Ruckus improves WLAN management in Xclaim
The latest update of the Ruckus Xclaim line of wireless transceivers includes CloudManager, a browser-based management console for administrators.
- May 26, 2015
26 May'15
Microsoft rumored to be out of race for Saleforce purchase
Talks of a Microsoft buying out Salesforce fall through due to Benioff's ambitious price expectations.
- May 26, 2015
26 May'15
EMC plots managed cloud push with $1.2bn Virtustream buy
Storage giant claims latest purchase will reinforce its hybrid cloud proposition for enterprises.
- May 26, 2015
26 May'15
Avago's PCIe switch chips boost hyperscale performance
Hyperscale systems and high-performance computing environments can gain performance boosts from Avago's PEX9700 PCI Express switch chips.
- May 26, 2015
26 May'15
NetUSB port authentication vulnerability discovered
A newly discovered router vulnerability could leave millions of connected devices open to denial-of-service attacks and remote code execution.
- May 26, 2015
26 May'15
DataCore adds hyper-convergence support
The new DataCore SANsymphony-V virtualization software tackles hyper-convergence, hybrid cloud storage, backup and dedupe.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Riverbed partners to see tighter sales alignment, enablement
Riverbed's channel boss told solution providers attending the company's first Riverbed partner summit to expect greater sales alignment and enablement.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Researchers to Obama: Keep this backdoor shut!
As privacy and security concerns rise, President Obama is urged to dismiss the call for government backdoors.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Indian IT service providers grab quarter of top 100 global deals
Indian IT services firms won almost a quarter of the 100 biggest global outsourcing deals in the world in 2014.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
OpenStack considered production-ready -- with exceptions
Enterprises were on full display at the OpenStack Summit as vendors push the notion of it being production-ready despite outstanding challenges.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Fluke Networks announces holistic network monitoring strategy
Fluke Networks unveils a new strategy to bring together network and cloud application monitoring capabilities for enterprises.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
OpenStack billed as agnostic integration engine
OpenStack containers can come in many forms as the Foundation has taken an agnostic approach to the emerging orchestration technologies around it.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Load DynamiX targets workload modeling
The Load DynamiX update adds built-in workload models to support OpenStack, Ceph, Amazon S3, NFSv 4.1 and steady-state VDI.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Explaining convergence, hyper-convergence
Hardware convergence and hyper-converged systems solve some of the same problems, but have different use cases, benefits and drawbacks.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Dell introduces new DL appliances for backup and recovery
Dell DL AppAssure integrated backup and recovery appliances have been refreshed with two new systems that target entry-level customers.
- May 22, 2015
22 May'15
Alcatel-Lucent service provider SDN improves network services
Alcatel-Lucent introduces a service provider SDN platform designed to improve response times in making changes to corporate networks.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Internet of Things pioneers make headway
It may be early in the game, but use cases demonstrate that Internet of Things pioneers are having great success with IoT-connected products.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Ciena launches DCI for Internet content providers
Ciena unveils an interconnect for the metro data centers of enterprises and Internet content providers.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Cisco rolls out 32-gig FC, 40 GbE storage options
A new 96-port FC switch and greater 40 gigabit converged Ethernet support for Nexus switches expands Cisco's support for all storage protocols.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Toshiba subsidiary OCZ launches NVMe PCIe flash drives
PCZ said Z-Drive 6000 NVMe series eventually will replace its inaugural Z-Drive 4500 PCIe cards launched in 2014.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Enterprises struggling to keep up with troves of security data
A new study shows enterprises with security analytics are confident in their threat detection capabilities, while those without are overwhelmed by copious false positives and alerts.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Clarifying Cisco Spark and WebEx collaboration services
With Cisco Spark now on the market, the similarities between the service and WebEx may have stirred some confusion. But the collaboration services have two very different focuses.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Huawei launches SDN operating system for Internet of Things
At Huawei Network Congress in Beijing, Huawei unveils the world’s first software-defined IoT solution and a upgraded, faster SDN Cloud Fabric.
- May 21, 2015
21 May'15
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise enhances SMB UC tools
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has made several enhancements to its unified communications portfolio for SMBs. The improvements are centered on mobility.
- May 20, 2015
20 May'15
Fluke TruView Live delivers SaaS performance monitoring
Fluke Networks launches TruView Live. The Web-based service delivers SaaS performance monitoring. VoIP monitoring expected in the summer.
- May 20, 2015
20 May'15
TLS breaks again, this time with Logjam flaw
A newly discovered TLS vulnerability that affects thousands of Web sites, servers and browser users could allow attackers to bypass encryption.
- May 20, 2015
20 May'15
Coho Data adds all-flash DF2000f to scale-out platform
Coho Data, which sells scale-out NAS built on commodity hardware, adds the DS2000f that combines PCI Express flash and solid-state drives.
- May 20, 2015
20 May'15
Google restricts Chrome extension downloads to Chrome Web Store
Google's new Chrome extension policy mandates that all users and developers must install web browser extensions from the Chrome Web Store.
- May 20, 2015
20 May'15
Wipro flagged as potential buyer for CSC
Following the confirmed split of Computer Sciences Corp., there are rumors emerging that Wipro may be a potential buyer for the commercial division of the business.
- May 20, 2015
20 May'15
Feds target healthcare cybercrime
The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are chasing state-sponsored hackers who are perpetrating healthcare cybercrime.
- May 20, 2015
20 May'15
Qlik's new cloud data platform
Qlik recently announce a multi-service cloud suite, a platform approach for creating and sharing data visualizations.